French Wine For Dummies

YounolongerneedtobeconfusedorintimidatedbyFrenchwine.AuthoredbycertifiedwineeducatorsandauthorsEdMcCarthyandMaryEwing-Mulligan,FrenchWineForDummiesintroducesyoutothedeliciousworldoffineFrenchwine.Amongotherthings,you’lldiscoverhowto:-Translatewinelabels-Identifygreatwinebargains-Developyourownwinetastes-MatchFrenchwineswithfoodsHere’severythingyouneedtoknowtosipandsavorthebest—andthebest-value—Bordeaux,Burgundy,Beaujolais,Alsace,andotherdeliciouswines.Thislightheartedandinformativeguidecovers:-ThestoryofFrenchwineandhowitcametodominatethewineworld-HowtheFrenchnameandlabeltheirwinesandwhy-France’smostimportantwineregions—includingaregion-by-regionsurveyofthebestvineyardsandtheirproducts-France’sotherwineregions,includingChampagne,Alsace,theLoireValley,andothersSopouryourselfabigglassofBeaujolaisNouveau,sitback,andenjoytherideasEdMcCarthyandMaryEwing-MulligantakeyouonanintoxicatingjourneythroughthewonderfulworldofFrenchwine.Reviews'Whetheryouareanavidcollectororwinenovice,thisbookoffersanextensiveresourceinanaccessibleformat.'-CharlieTrotter,AcclaimedChefandAward-WinningAuthor'Thisbookisaninvitationtodiscoverthebountifulwineregions,eachdifferentfromoneanother,andisanhomagetothebeautyanduniquenessofthedeliciouswinestheyproduced.'-GeorgesDuboeuf,LesVinsGeorgesDuboeuf'ThediversityofFrenchwineisoneofitsattractions,butitcanseemperplexing...untilyoupickupthismarvelousguide.Therouteiswell-marked,easy-to-follow,andthedestinationsaredelicious.'-KermitLynch,WineMerchantandauthor,AdventuresontheWineRoute'...EdMcCarthyandMaryEwing-MulliganleadusbythehanddowntheroadofadventuretodiscoverthewinesofFrancethattheyknowsowell....Intheirrelaxed,wise,andmischievousway,theyshowusthejoyandpleasureofdrinkingFrenchwine.'-PrinceAlaindePolignac,Winemaker,ChampagnePommery